Combination baby bouncer and baby carriage



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ATI'U R N EYS Patented Feb. 19, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICECOMBINATION BOUNCER AND BABY CARRIAGE My present invention relates tothe general class of amusement and exercising devices, embodied in aconvertible baby carriage and baby jumper, and more specifically to animproved baby bouncer of the leaf spring typethat-may selectively beemployed as a four wheel outdoor stroller and. baby carriage, and meansare employed whereby the baby carriage may be readily converted for bothoutdoor and indoor use as an exercising and amusement device.

The appliance of my invention includes a minimum number of standardizedparts that may with facility be manufactured with low cost ofproduction, and the parts may be assembled with convenience to insure alight-weight but strong and durable structure that may readily beconverted for different purposes and uses. The invention consists incertain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangementsof parts as will hereinafter be described and more particularly setforth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a complete example of aphysical embodiment of my invention in which the parts are combined andarranged in accord with one mode I have thus far devised for thepractical application of the principles of my invention. It will beunderstood that changes and alterations are contemplated and may be madein these exemplifying drawings and mechanical structures, within thescope of, my claims, without departing from the principles of theinvention.

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a baby carriage or stroller inwhich the invention is physically embodied; and Figure 2 is a top planview of this structure.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view at line 3-3 of Fig.2.

Figure 4 is a front end elevation of the baby carriage or baby bouncer.

Figure 5 is a detail vertical sectional view at line 5-5 of Fig. 3; andFigure 6 is a similar view at line B6 of,Fig. 3.

In the preferred form of the invention I utilize a base I, which is hereshown as a horizontal rectangular board forming the body of the babycarriage or bouncer, that is equipped with four wheels 2 which arejournaled on longitudinally spaced and transversely arranged axles 3.

At the rear end of the base an upwardly and rearwardly extending handlebar 4 is fitted within a socket 5, and this bar, which is provided witha cross bar or handle 6, may be detached from the base for convertingthecarriage into a baby bouncer for amusement and exercise of the baby.

The resilient bouncing element is a leaf spring I of arched or bowedshape mounted longitudinally over the center of the base, with a frontfulcrum bend 8 that terminates in an end attaching plate 9 that issecured to the base by bolts or screws Ill.

At the rear end of the leaf spring a board seat I l is fastened by boltsor screws 12, and the seat is equipped with a hookas l3 that coacts withan eye I! screwed into the handle bar 4, to" provide a detachablefastening for the spring when the appliance is used as a carriage, andfrom which the removable handle bar 4 is detached when the appliance isto be used as a baby bouncer.

The seat II is shown as equipped with a chair back l5, and of course theoccupant of the chair straddles the leaf spring in position to rest hisor her feet on the base board I.

For convenience of the occupant of the chair an upright transverselyarranged U-shaped yoke I6 is located in front of the seat and providedwith a hand rail I! the ends of which are secured as by screws Hi to theyoke. The flat base bar IQ of the yoke is rigidly mounted on the top ofthe base board I by means of a block 20 and bolts 2|, and the handlerail may 'be used as an aid for a child in climbing into or out of thechair, as well as for providing a support for a carrier in whicharticles may be deposited for transportation.

As here shown the detachable article carrier is a wire basket 22 that isequipped with spaced hooks 23 at its upper rear edge for engagement withthe cross bar or hand rail I! of the yoke, and the basket is providedwith a back bar or cross brace 24 that contacts with the arms of theyoke for stabilizing the suspended and detachable carrier.

Due to the simplicity in construction and operation of the appliance thedetachable and removable parts may readily be manipulated with a minimumexpenditure of time and labor, and then the appliance may be employed asa baby bouncer, with the occupant sitting in the freely suspended chair,grasping the hand rail, and with the feet on the base, for a bouncingmovement on the leaf spring.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination in a four wheel baby carriage having a horizontalbase, and a rear upwardly extending handle bar, of a longitudinallyextending and arched leaf spring having a front 'fulorum bend and meansfor rigidly fastening 3 the front end of the spring to the base, a seatrigidly mounted on the rear end of the spring, handle supporting meansfixed to the base in front of the seat, a handle fixed to the upper endof said supporting means and detachable means for fastening the seat tothe handle bar.

2. In a baby carriage as described, the combination with a horizontalbase, and a rear upwardly extending handle bar mounted on the base, of alongitudinally extending leaf spring having its front fulcrum endattached to the base, a seat rigidly mounted on the rear end of thespring, handle supporting means fixed \20 the base in front of the seat,a handle fixed to the upper end of said supporting means and a coactinghook and eye uniting the .seat with the handle bar.

3. In a baby carriage as described, the combination with a horizontalbase, and a rear upwardly extending handle bar rigid with the base, of alongitudinally extending leaf spring having its front fulcrum endattached to the base and a seat on its rear end, detachable means forfastening the seat to the handle bar, a transversely arranged U-shapedyoke mounted on the base in front of the seat, and a horizontal handrail uniting the upper ends of the yoke.

4. In a baby carriage as described the combination with a horizontalbase and a rear upwardly extending handle bar rigid therewith, of alongitudinally extending leaf spring having its front fulcrum endattached to the base and a seat on its rear end, detachable means forfastening the seat to the handle bar, a transversely arranged U-shapeyoke mounted on the base in front of the seat and a hand rail unitingthe upper ends of the yoke, a removable carrier basket, and suspendinghooks on said basket for coaction with the hand rail.

5. In a convertible appliance as described, the combination with ahorizontal base having a removable rear upwardly extending handle bar,of a longitudinally extending leaf spring having its front fulcrum endattached to the base and a seat mounted on its rear end, detachablemeans fastening the seat to the handle bar, a transversely arrangedU-shaped yoke mounted on the base in front of the seat, and a hand railuniting the ends of the yoke.

JAMES ALFRED WOODS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,915,234 Maqusin June 20, 19332,427,550 Collura Sept. 16, 1947

